Sci Fi Channel has renewed its Ani-Monday block of anime programming, moving it to Monday nights at 1 a.m. starting in July. The lineup will feature movies, series and shorts from Starz Media’s anime distribution arm Manga Entertainment. Among the…
Cell phone users in the Tri-State area covered by New York station WNBC-TV will be able to get a look at real-time traffic 24 hours a day with the launch of NBC New York Traffic Cam. Free to mobile phone…
Veteran Hillary Clinton campaign aide Howard Wolfson has become a Fox News Channel contributor. He is expected to make his debut in that role Wednesday on the cable news channel. Mr. Wolfson, whose fierce persona and way with words has…
I’m going to make a prediction: The next big money-making venue for new-media producers is in local online video ads. So all you Web producers, creators and videographers who want to add to your resumes, my advice is: Start pounding…
The Federal Communications Commission is bringing in the big names to tout the digital TV transition: The FCC commissioners themselves. Amid criticism that the government and the FCC is relying too much on private industry to get out the word…
Barack Obama’s decision to move to a larger venue to deliver his speech accepting his party’s nomination on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, has TV news organizations back at the drawing board to figure out…
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is calling the publicity campaign for the digital TV transition a failure and calling for far more to be done. Decrying the fact that more money is spent on advertising in a U.S. Senate…
NBC Entertainment named veteran program executive Jamila Hunter to the newly created position of senior vice president, programming and development, alternative and digital. Hunter will be responsible for developing alternative programming. She’ll also work with NBC Digital Entertainment on Web-based…
The 2008 Miss Universe Pageant will feature celebrity judges Donald Trump Jr., executive VP of the Trump Organization, fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, “My Name Is Earl” star Nadine Velazquez, Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins, celebrity hair colorist Louis Licari and…
Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s high-def movie channel, MGM HD, has added a slew of new names to its executive roster as the network expands its cable carriage deals. Gracelyn Brown joins the company as vice president of programming, overseeing programming and…